cap & invest cap & invest what it can do for people and wildlife
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Cap & InvestCap & InvestWhat It Can Do for People and
Wildlife
Cap and Invest = Repowering Cap and Invest = Repowering America & America &
A Clean Energy EconomyA Clean Energy Economy
Questions?Questions?
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Imagine...Imagine...Millions of Clean Energy JobsMillions of Clean Energy Jobs
Clean Energy Can Drive Clean Energy Can Drive America’s Economic America’s Economic
RecoveryRecovery
Imagine...Imagine...Ending Dependency onEnding Dependency onExpensive Fossil FuelsExpensive Fossil Fuels
Threatened Wildlife: Polar Bears
Crosbie, Dan. August 2004. Environment Canada. Accessed 8 September 2006 <http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca/content_contenu/images/bearours1.jpg>.
Polar bears in the Beaufort Sea, Canada, August 2004.
Imagine...Imagine...Safeguarding our Natural WorldSafeguarding our Natural World
REPOWER AMERICAREPOWER AMERICA
With Clean ElectricityWith Clean Electricity
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REFUEL AMERICACut Dependency on Oil
REBUILD AMERICACarbon-Free Homes and Offices
Running Out of Time to Act
2007 2008
Arctic Sea Ice Rapidly Melting
2007 2008
Delay Is Not An Option
Much of the CO2 we emit lingers in the atmosphere for a century or more,
creating an almost irreversible impact.
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We Need to “Cap” Pollution
Fossil Fuels
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Invest in a Clean, Green and Fair Climate Solution
• “POLLUTER PAYS”• CLEAN: Invest in Clean Energy to
Accelerate Transformation• GREEN: Invest in Safeguarding our Natural
World from Global Warming Impacts to Protect People and Wildlife
• FAIR: Protect Consumers, and Engage All Nations in an Equitable Solution
What About Wildlife?
NWF believes that a sizable amount of cap and invest allowances should be set aside as dedicated funding to
protect and restore the natural resources that people and wildlife depend on, including freshwater ecosystems,
forest lands, and coastal ecosystems.
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Why Now?• President Obama has called on
Congress for legislation that puts a cap on carbon pollution and invests in clean energy technologies.
• Leaders in both chambers of Congress have announced their support for moving climate and energy legislation in the coming months.
• The time for us to speak up for a clean energy future and dedicated wildlife funding is now!
Top Talking Points
We Need Strong Energy and Climate Legislation That...
• Secures a clean energy future • Creates millions of clean energy jobs• Makes polluters pay and invests the money in a
clean, green and fair climate solution• Safeguards our natural world from the impacts of
global warming
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Clean Air Act
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GDP: Up 160%
Population: Up 40%
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What Can I Do?
• Write your members of Congress
• Write a letter to the editor
• Meet with your members of Congress
Climate Action Toolkit
NWF.org/ClimateAction
You Can Make A Difference
For Wildlife!
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